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State v. Thornton

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided December 12, 1996No. CR-95-0044-APPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

At a consolidated trial, a jury found Floyd Bennett Thornton, Jr. guilty of first degree murder, burglary, controlling property of another, and kidnaping in connection with the 1991 death of William Prince; guilty of first degree murder, burglary, and kidnaping in connection with the 1993 death of Dale Duke; and guilty of escape from a correctional facility. The court sentenced him to death for the 1993 murder of Mr. Duke and prison for the remaining convictions. Appeal to this court is automatic under Rules 26.15 and 31.2(b), Ariz. R.Crim. P., and direct under AR.S. §…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States v. MauroSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. California v. ByersSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. James McKinney v. Charles RyanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  2. Smith v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  3. State v. RienhardtArizona Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Joe Leonard Lambright v. Dora B. Schriro, Director of Arizona Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  5. State v. KayerArizona Supreme Court · 1999

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